This page lists bestselling China books, defined as any English-language book on or from China that was published in the last year, and which ranks in the top 15 in its category when ordered by its overall bestseller rank on Amazon. We update this list on the first Thursday of every month. If you believe we have missed a book that might make the ranking, please contact us with the publisher and Amazon link. Please note that rankings are not final, only an indication of Amazon sales, which do not incorporate other editions or point-of-sale purchases. Blurbs by Taili Ni, adapted from publisher copy.
Overall Bestsellers
A Very Chinese Cookbook
100 Recipes from China and Not China (But Still Really Chinese)
Kevin Pang and Jeffrey Pang
A cookbook showing the way to delicious Chinese cooking from the father and son hosts of the America's Test Kitchen series Hunger Pangs.
BuyBlood Money
Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
Peter Schweizer
An argument that the Chinese Communist Party is undertaking covert operations to sow chaos and decadence in the U.S.
BuySkies of Thunder
The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World
Caroline Alexander
An account of combat and survival in the China-Burma-India theater of World War II.
BuyNew Cold Wars
China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
David E. Sanger
An account of how the U.S. finds itself in a volatile rivalry with Xi Jinping's China and Vladimir Putin's Russia.
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World on the Brink
How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
Dmitri Alperovitch, Garrett M. Graff
An argument for how the U.S. can maintain its place as the world's top superpower in the face of a rising China.
BuySmoke and Ashes
Opium's Hidden Histories
Amitav Ghosh
A travelogue, memoir, and historical essay unraveling the impact of the opium trade on global history in Britain, India, and China, and the author's own family.
BuyChop Fry Watch Learn
Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food
Michelle T. King
A new history of Chinese food told through an account of the remarkable life of Fu Pei-mei, the woman who brought Chinese cooking to the world.
BuyAt the Edge of Empire
A Family’s Reckoning with China
Edward Wong
A dual narrative that tells the story of modern China by braiding an intergenerational family memoir with first-person contemporary reporting by the former New York Times Beijing bureau chief.
BuyThe Fox Wife
A Novel
Yangsze Choo
A novel that explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection.
BuyMade in Taiwan
Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation
Clarissa Wei
An in-depth cookbook that celebrates Taiwan's unique culture and cuisine.
BuyDaughters of Shandong
A Novel
Eve J. Chung
A novel about a mother and her daughters' harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China.
BuyChasing Hope
A Reporter's Life
Nicholas D. Kristof
A memoir about a life in journalism from New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winnder and author Nicholas Kristof.
BuyThe Return of Great Powers
Russia, China, and the Next World War
Jim Sciutto
An analysis of the realities of the new post-post-Cold War era, the increasingly aligned Russian and Chinese governments, and the flashpoint of a new global nuclear arms race.
BuyLost Decade
The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power
Robert Blackwill and Richard Fontaine
An analysis of the American "Pivot to Asia" that argues that the US lacks a coherent approach to the Indo-Pacific.
BuyBestselling Politics Books
Blood Money
Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
Peter Schweizer
An argument that the Chinese Communist Party is undertaking covert operations to sow chaos and decadence in the U.S.
BuyNew Cold Wars
China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
David E. Sanger
An account of how the U.S. finds itself in a volatile rivalry with Xi Jinping's China and Vladimir Putin's Russia.
Buy![](https://chinabooksreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/world-on-the-brink.jpg)
World on the Brink
How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
Dmitri Alperovitch, Garrett M. Graff
An argument for how the U.S. can maintain its place as the world's top superpower in the face of a rising China.
BuyThe Return of Great Powers
Russia, China, and the Next World War
Jim Sciutto
An analysis of the realities of the new post-post-Cold War era, the increasingly aligned Russian and Chinese governments, and the flashpoint of a new global nuclear arms race.
BuyLost Decade
The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power
Robert Blackwill and Richard Fontaine
An analysis of the American "Pivot to Asia" that argues that the US lacks a coherent approach to the Indo-Pacific.
BuyThe War Below
Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
Ernest Scheyder
A look into what is needed to fight climate change, secure energy independence, and the impact China's domination of critical minerals will have on the geopolitical order.
BuyMao’s America
A Survivor’s Warning
Xi Van Fleet
A survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution in China makes a case that history is repeating itself in the 'Woke Revolution' of America.
BuyCountering China’s Great Game
A Strategy for American Dominance
Michael Sobolik
A plan for American victory over the Chinese Communist Party.
BuyThe Struggle for Taiwan
A History of America, China, and the Island Caught Between
Sulmaan Wasif Khan
An account of the events that have left Taiwan a political anomaly, with issues around its status and future continuing to threaten war.
BuyThe Rise and Fall of the EAST
How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline
Yasheng Huang
A history of China’s relationship between stability, diversity and prosperity, and how its current leadership threatens this delicate balance.
BuyWaiting to Be Arrested at Night
A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide
Tahir Hamut Izgil
A memoir providing a firsthand account of the Uyghur community's suffering and persecution in China.
BuyThe Devil and Communist China
From Mao Down to Xi
Steven W. Mosher
An argument that the ancient Chinese political theory Legalism contains diabolical self-aggrandizement that established the totalitarian rule of China today.
BuyA World Safe for Commerce
American Foreign Policy from the Revolution to the Rise of China
Dale C. Copeland
An exploration of how commerce determines whether America preserves the peace or goes to war with China.
BuyBestselling History Books
Skies of Thunder
The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World
Caroline Alexander
An account of combat and survival in the China-Burma-India theater of World War II.
BuySmoke and Ashes
Opium's Hidden Histories
Amitav Ghosh
A travelogue, memoir, and historical essay unraveling the impact of the opium trade on global history in Britain, India, and China, and the author's own family.
BuyThe Chinese Computer
A Global History of the Information Age
Thomas S. Mullaney
The untold story of how the Chinese language overcame unparalleled challenges and revolutionized the world of computing.
BuyCorky Lee’s Asian America
Fifty Years of Photographic Justice
Corky Lee
A collection of over 200 photos celebrating the history and cultural impact of the Asian American social justice movement.
BuyZhou Enlai
A Life
Jian Chen
A biography of Zhou Enlai, the first premier and preeminent diplomat of the People’s Republic of China, who protected his country against the excesses of his boss―Chairman Mao.
BuyThe Loom of Time
Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China
Robert D. Kaplan
An exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed just out of reach but may hold the key to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century.
BuyNot Your China Doll
The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong
Katie Gee Salisbury
The story of Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star.
BuyThe Translator’s Daughter
A Memoir
Grace Loh Prasad
A memoir about the author's immigration to the U.S. under threat of political persecution from Chiang Kai-shek's dictatorship in Taiwan.
BuyShadow Empires
An Alternative Imperial History
Thomas Barfield
A historical exploration of 'counterempires', revealing the impact and enduring legacies of these states, and how they shaped the course of world events.
BuyFeeding Ghosts
A Graphic Memoir
Tessa Hulls
A graphic memoir about three generations of Chinese women from Shanghai to Hong Kong to the United States.
BuyFrom Genghis Khan to Tamerlane
The Reawakening of Mongol Asia
Peter Jackson
An account of how a new world order under Tamerlane was born out of the decline of the Mongol Empire.
BuyRebel Island
The Incredible History of Taiwan
Jonathan Clements
A history of Taiwan, from the flood myths of indigenous legend to its Asian Tiger economic miracle, and the renewed threat of invasion by China.
BuyThe Spray and Pray Squadron
3rd Bomb Squadron, 1st Bomb Group, Chinese-American Composite Wing in World War II
Margaret Mills Kincannon
A chronicle of the exploits of the 3rd Bomb Squadron of an experimental Chinese-American Composite Wing, in which young men from two nations joined forces to fight a common enemy.
BuyBernardine’s Shanghai Salon
The Story of the Doyenne of Old China
Susan Blumberg-Kason
The story of a Jewish salon host in 1930s Shanghai who brought together Chinese and expats around the arts as civil war erupted and World War II loomed on the horizon.
BuyBestselling Society/Culture Books
A Very Chinese Cookbook
100 Recipes from China and Not China (But Still Really Chinese)
Kevin Pang and Jeffrey Pang
A cookbook showing the way to delicious Chinese cooking from the father and son hosts of the America's Test Kitchen series Hunger Pangs.
BuyChop Fry Watch Learn
Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food
Michelle T. King
A new history of Chinese food told through an account of the remarkable life of Fu Pei-mei, the woman who brought Chinese cooking to the world.
BuyAt the Edge of Empire
A Family’s Reckoning with China
Edward Wong
A dual narrative that tells the story of modern China by braiding an intergenerational family memoir with first-person contemporary reporting by the former New York Times Beijing bureau chief.
BuyMade in Taiwan
Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation
Clarissa Wei
An in-depth cookbook that celebrates Taiwan's unique culture and cuisine.
BuyChasing Hope
A Reporter's Life
Nicholas D. Kristof
A memoir about a life in journalism from New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winnder and author Nicholas Kristof.
BuyInvitation to a Banquet
The Story of Chinese Food
Fuchsia Dunlop
An exploration of the history, cultural significance and irresistible flavors that define Chinese cuisine, by a chef trained in Sichuan province.
BuyEverything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Curtis Chin
A memoir that takes readers on a nostalgic journey intertwininh personal experiences, cultural identity and the lessons learned in Chinese restaurants.
BuyA-Gong’s Table
Vegan Recipes from a Taiwanese Home
George Lee
A rendering of food through the memories of family and of home: over 90 plant-based recipes.
BuyVegan Chinese Food
Yang Liu and Katharina Pinczolits
A book of recipes for easy, delicious and plant-based versions of sixty well-loved Chinese dishes.
BuyMonkey King and the World of Myths
The Monster and the Maze
Maple Lam
The first book of a graphic novel series: the legendary Monkey King tries to save the world from a mysterious new threat.
BuyGrowing Up under a Red Flag
A Memoir of Surviving the Chinese Cultural Revolution
Ying Chang Compestine
An illustrated picture-book memoir of the author’s childhood during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
BuyNew Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies
Rick Baker, Ken Miller
A curated selection of reviews of many Hong Kong film genre productions.
BuyDaoist Master Changchun’s Journey to the West
To the Court of Chinggis Qan and Back
Li Zhichang (tr. Ruth W. Dunnell, Stephen H. West, Shao-yun Yang)
An annotated translation of all of Qiu Chuji's poems.
BuyThe Island
A Personal Account of Taiwan's Extraordinary Transformation
Mark O'Neill
A personal account of Taiwan's transformation throughout the author's 40 years on the island.
BuyBestselling Fiction Books
The Fox Wife
A Novel
Yangsze Choo
A novel that explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection.
BuyDaughters of Shandong
A Novel
Eve J. Chung
A novel about a mother and her daughters' harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China.
BuyOf Jade and Dragons
Amber Chen
A silkpunk fantasy about a girl who must disguise herself as a boy and enter the famed and dangerous Engineer’s Guild trials to unravel the mystery of her father’s murder.
BuyRiver East, River West
Aube Rey Lescure
A historical fiction book set against the backdrop of developing modern China that follows two generations searching for belonging and opportunity.
BuyThe Oxherd Boy
Parables of Love, Compassion, and Community
Regina Linke
An illustrated fable inspired by thousands of years of Chinese thought about a young boy who explores the many ways to make meaning and find joy in the everyday.
BuyTiananmen Square
A Novel
Lai Wen
A coming-of-age novel about young love and lasting friendships forged in the years leading up to the Tiananmen Square student protests.
BuyCinema Love
A Novel
Jiaming Tang
A novel about gay men in rural China and the women who marry them.
BuyThe Chinese Groove
A Novel
Kathryn Ma
A novel about an optimistic immigrant with big dreams, dire prospects, and a fractured extended family.
BuyTongueless
Lau Yee-Wa (tr. Jennifer Feeley)
A psychological thriller that sheds light on the current political situation in Hong Kong.
BuyA Past Unearthed
Return of the Condor Heroes Volume 1
Jin Yong (tr. Gigi Chang)
A novel that takes readers on an epic journey filled with ancient legends, kung fu, and a transformative quest.
BuyLove and Murder in the Time of Covid
Qiu Xiaolong
A novel that entwines love and crime against the backdrop of a global pandemic, exposing the Communist Party's zero-Covid Policy.
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